Pastor Amos L. Lewis is the son
of the late John T. and Sarah Lewis of Pinckard, Alabama. He graduated from Dale County High School and
became the first African-American to win the prestigious John Philip Sousa Band
Award. After High School, he joined the
United States Air Force where he continued his education earning both an Associates
of Liberal Arts Degree from St. Leo College and a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Church Ministries from Liberty University.
After 21 years of honorable service Pastor Lewis retired as a Master
Sergeant and became the fulltime Pastor of Rising Star Missionary Baptist
Church.

Pastor Lewis was licensed to
preach in June 1983 at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Pinckard,
Alabama. While serving in the Air Force,
he stayed busy serving the Lord as an Associate Minister at the Glendale Baptist
Church in Miami, Florida. It was at this
church that he met and married his lovely wife, Zeannie Lewis. Pastor Lewis served as a Church Training
Union Teacher for teenagers, a Royal Ambassadors’ Counselor for little boys, a
trumpet player in the Music Department, and as a Bible Study Teacher at a local
Correctional Facility.

After being reassigned to
Davis-Monthan A.F.B. in June 1984, Pastor Lewis joined First Southern Baptist
Church and served as the bus captain and then joined Trinity Missionary Baptist
Church and served as an Associate Minister.
Recognizing his heart for ministry, Pastor Ernest L. Girley ordained
Pastor Lewis in September 1986. Shortly
thereafter, he was called to serve as Assistant Pastor of Rising Star
Missionary Baptist Church from January 1987 until he was officially called to
Pastor in May 1987. He was installed as
Pastor of Rising Star by Pastor E. L. Girley in June 1987.

Through his anointed and
innovative leadership, Pastor Lewis continues to lead the church to new levels
of ministry for kingdom building. He has
led Rising Star to become a local church with a global reach. He led the church from a membership of less
than 100 people to over 1,000 members.
Due to the tremendous growth of the church, in July 2006 Pastor Lewis
led Rising Star to start building a 2.5 million-dollar, state-of-the-art
multipurpose facility on their 4.3 acres campus. Rising Star moved to their new campus and
celebrated their Grand Opening, April 1, 2007.
Pastor Lewis is the former Moderator of the Southern Arizona Missionary
Baptist District Association and is the former President of the
Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance (IMA) of Tucson and Vicinity. Currently, he serves as the First
Vice-President of the Paradise Missionary Baptist State Convention of Arizona,
Inc.

Because of his passion for growth
and service, he continues to pursue higher learning. He earned his Master’s Degree in Leadership
Development through Koinonia Christian College.
Currently, he is working on a Masters of Divinity through Golden Gate
Baptist Theological Seminary. In March 2011,
Pastor Lewis was given an Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree from Saint Thomas Christian
College. Lastly, due to his leadership mantle he is currently mentoring over 30
ministers at Rising Star.

Pastor Lewis has received the
following awards: The Robert L. Horn
Service Award, NAACP, January 18, 2003; 2005 Juneteenth Festival Planning
Committee “Community Leadership Award”, June 17, 2005; Rosa Parks Living
History Makers Faith Based Award, February 8, 2006; Community Service Award,
NAACP, October 2007; Outstanding Achievement; and the University of Arizona
Black Alumni, The Henry “Hank” Ryan Community Service Award, 2008. On April 24, 2010, The Vanguard Newspaper
honored Pastor Lewis as being one of the 25 Most Influential African-Americans
in Southern Arizona.

Pastor Lewis is the president and
founder of A. L. Lewis Ministries and has authored five books including Pearls
of Wisdom for Everyday Living.

Sister Zeannie Lewis, the wife of
Pastor Lewis, is the First Lady of Rising Star.
She is the daughter of Sam and Bertha Middleton. Sister Lewis grew up in
Miami, Florida where she graduated from South Miami High School. She earned her
Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Liberty University and her
Teaching Certification from the University of Arizona and a Masters Degree in
Education at the University of Arizona. She has been teaching for nearly two
decades. Sister Lewis is actively involved in the church and community. She is the President of the Ministers’ Wives
at Rising Star. She is an enthusiastic
supporter of the ministry she shares with her husband, and she is Rising Star’s
number one motivator.